The Home Dining Experience

I done a new story!

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything, university getting in the way and generally being annoying, but I’ve found the time to get one done at last.  As with a lot of the shorts I do, this one is concerned with developing a character in The Difficult Second Novel, so consider it a bit of backstory.

Not very long, and not very detailed, but I think it does what it needs to.  Hopefully I’ll get to do some proper stuff again soon though.

Aide Memoir – Entry 2

You can now grab entry 2 right here. Enjoy.

New Project – Aide Memoir – Introduction

Right, well, I’ve finally gotten around to starting a new project. I’ve not abandoned An Old Friend just yet, but it’s slipped away from me a little. I’m not sure where it’s going yet, or at all, and it didn’t seem right to continue it just yet.

That said, this new project suddenly did feel right to me.  It’s an audio series, read by me, and I suppose somewhat inspired by The Raw Shark Texts, although that was something I only spotted once it was finished.  I’m hoping to do one of these a week, assuming people aren’t put off by my reading, but it all depends on whether anyone is interested.

I know I say this a lot, but it’s important.  I need to know if you like a specific piece or not, I crave feedback.  Actually, I crave constructive feedback, to be precise.  I like almost everything I write, sort of comes with the territory, but I would like to know what the audience thinks, even if I just end up ignoring you like the creepy little silhouettes you are in my mind.

Anyway, here’s part one of my new project – Aide Memoir – written and read by me but certainly not based on me in any way, shape or form.  Maybe me in the future.  Hopefully you’ll enjoy.

Aide Memoir – Entry the first.

You can now buy my book!

The expanded and revised version of Childhood Thievery is now available for purchase via lulu.com!

Here’s a link, please go and buy it. I’ll be your best friend.

An Old Friend… (part 3)

Is it bad form to end a chapter halfway through a flashback?

An Old Friend… (part 2)

Yeah, went and turned it into a webnovella again.  Retitled part 1, so this is now officially part 2.  Not too long this time, but I have plans for this novella, and the next part will invariably be much longer.  We’re going into flashbacks I think, which should be fun.  Let’s see if I can maintain some semblance of regularity this time…

A question to however many of you even read this…

How many of you would be prepared to pay for a hard-copy of the novellas?

I’ve been considering self-publishing for a while, although a viable means has just been pointed out to me by another author’s own investigations.  I’d be wary of publishing a novel I’m submitting to agents though, so I was thinking the novellas would be a better place to start.  They’d be redrafted and polished beforehand, obviously; revised and expanded throughout as they say, and I could probably pop in one of the odd stand-alone stories too.

Not a definite go yet, but just something I was thinking about.  Please provide comment, if you don’t mind.  Need to know whether it would be worthwhile.

An old friend… (part 1)

When this popped into my head it was a dark horror tale, but I don’t think that’s how I write really.  That said, long-time readers may find something familiar in this story.

Now, can I get through a short story without turning it into yet another novella?  let’s find out.

Childhood Thievery – Part 10

Here we are, the final part to this little webnovella.  I may bookend this with a little epilude (like an epilogue but in keeping with my interludes), but I’m not sure whether it needs it yet.  I don’t think I’m done with Leander Crane though, and once I’ve made some more progress on novel 2 (which I keep putting on hold to do these more immediately gratifying novellas) I may just come back to him.  Or maybe someone new, I’m not sure yet.

Anyway, part 10.

Childhood Thievery – Part 9

Crikey, I’m pumping these out now, eh?  Oh, and the reason the thing isn’t properly justified this time is a wordpress issue.  Wasn’t letting me copy things across for some reason, but I’m sure you can make do